indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
duty; function; office; mission; task
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
selection; choice; picking out
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
support; backing; aid; assistance
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
throughput; processing power
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
individual; private person; personal; private
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that